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Police in Bahrain have fired dozens of rounds of tear gas at an anti-government demonstration.

The Gulf nation is still struggling to quell the unrest brought about by its controversial F1 Grand Prix.

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The side of Bahrain, the country's rulers would rather you did not see.

Police open fire with tear gas on an anti-government demonstration in Diraz, six miles from the capital Manama.

Protesters sent running as they try to escape the clouds of smoke fired by unseen police in nearby streets.

The Gulf nation struggling to stop the unrest brought about by the controversial Grand Prix which has been taking place this weekend.

The Bahraini authorities have opened an investigation after the body of a man was found near the scene of clashes between protesters and the security forces.

Opposition groups claim he was killed by riot police.

Activist Sayed Ahmed:

"To be honest, people of Bahrain thinking that this race is racing on our blood because until last night there was a martyr, a victim of this regime which was shot by bare pellets. So the people of Bahrain are asking for human rights first and this will be their priority before any sport, or before anything."

At least 50 people have died in the unrest since February last year in what are the longest-running street battles of the Arab Spring.

Jalil Khalil, leader of opposition party Al-Wefaq feels they've been forgotten:

"The opposition here in Bahrain, their position is to utilise the media covering the F1 to raise their voice to the world. You know we feel here in Bahrain that the media ignored Bahrain. We feel that the international bodies, the UN and the (UN) Security Council ignored Bahrain for double standards. They work and they use everything in Syria and other countries, but they keep silent on Bahrain."